Bradley County, Tennessee is a beautiful area in the southeastern part of the state. It is known for its friendly people and stunning natural scenery. In terms of local politics, Bradley County has a number of elected officials who represent the county at the state and national level. These include US Congressman Chuck Fleischmann, TN State Senator Todd Gardenhire, and TN House Representative Dan Howell. All have served their constituents with distinction, consistently winning re-election campaigns. Local issues in Bradley County are typically addressed through voter initiatives or by representatives in the Tennessee General Assembly or US Congress. It is important to stay informed about local politicians so that voters are aware of how their decisions will affect them and their community.
The political climate in Bradley County, TN is very conservative.
In Bradley County, TN 21.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bradley county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.8% to 21.5%.
Bradley county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bradley County, TN is very conservative.
Cleveland Metro Area is very conservative.
Tennessee is moderately conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Bradley, Tennessee: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Bradley County, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 699 contributions totaling $93,642 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 912 contributions totaling $577,693 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $633 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)